It wasn't pretty, but SuperKobe (36 pts.), young gun Vujacic (20 pts.), and a tougher Gasol (only 9 pts., but 5 down the stretch, and 12 rebounds) produced an 87-81 Lakers victory over the visiting Celtics. The Lakers were only 21-34 at the charity stripe, or the winning margin would have been greater.
Odom-eter reads: early foul trouble, broodingly M.I.A., and lacking the subtle touch even when he did manage to drive well to the hole. Finish, Lamar!
And Radmanovic had similar woes, re foul trouble and scoring.
D-Fish had a few key moments, but only scored 6.
Ray Allen was the Celtics offense, while Pierce and Garnett struggled, but there's little doubt they'll produce more in Game 4 -- ditto Odom, D-Fish, Radmanovic for the home boyz, though.
Look for the Lakers to tie the series 2-2 Thursday.
Keywords: Boston Celtics, Game 3, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Finals, Sascha Vujacic
